What is TACC?
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- 560 nodes (computers) with 128 cores per node
- 71, 680 cores (processors)
- 256 GB RAM
- Max run time: 48 hours
- USE: For running large, parallel computation jobs.
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- 4,200 KNL nodes (computers with 68 cores per node); 1736 SKX nodes (computers), 224 ICX nodes (computers)
- 285,600 cores (processors); 83,328 cores (processors)
- Max run time: 48 hours (without approval), 120 hours (with approval)
- USE: For running large, parallel computation jobs
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- Replicated storage
- 6 Petabytes of storage
- Accessible on lonestar and stampede systems
- $250 per terabyte (First 5 terabytes free for UT users)
- USE: Backup data, analysis results.
RANCH:
- Tape storage
- Archival storage- not replicated or backed up.
- 60 Petabytes of storage
- Immediate access can be difficult.
- USE: Long term archival of data. One of two copies.
Now on to how to use the stampede2 lonestar6 cluster...